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  • Indians struggle against Lackey 8-1 loss at Boston

    Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, center, gives pitcher Justin Masterson a pat on the back as he takes him out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Red Sox won 8-1. Indians catcher Carlos Santana, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Charles ...

  • Henri Dutilleux 97 French composer of expressive orchestral music

    Henri Dutilleux took a solo bow in this undated photo as Seiji Ozawa, children’s chorus coach Johanna Hill Simpson, and the child vocalists ...

  • No Kryptonite required for cops to nab ‘Man of Steel’

    Police said Berry was yelling on the westbound platform at about 6:30 a.m. when an MBTA employee asked him to quiet down. That’s when Berry allegedly turned villain - shoving the employee, drawing an expandable baton and screaming obscenities, according to police reports.Transit cops called to the scene later said they cuffed Berry after a brief struggle and found the baton in his jacket ...

  • AlterG Bionic Leg How it works

    The AlterG Bionic Leg is built for speed … at least walking speed.Here are a few of its features:• The battery-powered device sells for $40,000 - but is rented out for $700 to $1,000 per month based on hours of use.• The smart-leg is designed to be used for short periods of time and helps teach patients to walk on their own again.• Sensors in the shoes respond to the ...

  • Bionic leg aids Bob Lobel’s quest 
to walk freely

    Beloved Boston sportscaster Bob Lobel is going bionic to fulfill his dream of walking easily again.Pool workouts, weight training and hobbling around on crutches just wasn’t cutting it. So the 69-year-old sports maestro and his therapists turned to the magic packed into the $40,000 AlterG Bionic Leg.The battery-operated robotic smart-leg - that wraps around an injured limb (think ...


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Movie Review

Withnail and I [DVD]

Withnail and I [DVD]

Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I is a doped-out comedy spun from autobiographical threads about two unemployed actors trying to make the best of times in London in late 1969. It features a bizarre cast of characters, has no real plot, and is shot in the rather dull, straightforward style of a first-time director trying to find his feet. Yet, it is a wonderfully written bit, more literary th ... ...

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  • Hundreds honor fallen soldier in Dalton

    Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Dalton yesterday to pay their respects and honor Army Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 14.Daehling, 24, was remembered as a dedicated soldier, son, husband and friend in a funeral Mass at St. Agnes Church, where his wife, Samantha, whom he married last June 14, eulogized him."I married a hero," she said ...

  • Leadership questioned as William Lantigua goes AWOL

    Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua - out of the country for two weeks and counting - is set to return just in time for his cash-strapped city’s yearly budget battle, city officials said, as critics pounced on him for failing to announce or explain his absence."That is not leadership," City Councilor Mark LaPlante told the Herald. "He is supposed to present the budget at the ...

  • State proposes to make big $ off pot shops

    Pot proprietors seeking to open a medical marijuana shop will have to pony up at least $83,000 in fees, according to new rules proposed by state health officials.The Department of Public Health expects to collect more than $3.9 million from pot shops and patients in the first year and is looking to create a Medical Marijuana Trust Fund to keep the revenue, acting Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett ...

  • William Dorcena out of race for mayor

    The pool of mayoral hopefuls is now down to 15 after city election officials yesterday disqualified a potential candidate because he failed to collect the minimum 3,000 signatures to earn a spot on September’s ballot.William J. Dorcena, 40, a mortgage loan officer from Hyde Park, said trying to care for a 14-month-old son with health issues and build a political organization proved too ...

  • Peabody driver charged in death of passenger

    A 31-year-old Peabody man was killed after being nearly decapitated in a crash early yesterday morning when the car he was riding in plowed into a parked flatbed tow truck, police said.The driver of the car, Michael J. Fowler, 38, of Peabody, was charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and negligent operation, second offense OUI, and leaving the scene of a ...

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